{"product_id":"the-vote-collectors-the-true-story-of-the-scamsters-politicians-and-preachers-behind-the-nations-greatest-electoral-fraud-9781469665566","title":"The Vote Collectors: The True Story of the Scamsters, Politicians, and Preachers Behind the Nation's Greatest Electoral Fraud","description":"In November 2018, Baptist preacher Mark Harris beat the odds, narrowly fending off a blue wave in the sprawling Ninth District of North Carolina. But word soon got around that something fishy was going on in rural Bladen County. At the center of the mess was a local political operative named McCrae Dowless. Dowless had learned the ins and outs of the absentee ballot system from Democrats before switching over to the Republican Party. Bladen County's vote-collecting cottage industry made national headlines, led to multiple election fraud indictments, toppled North Carolina GOP leadership, and left hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians without congressional representation for nearly a year. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Vote Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Graff and Nick Ochsner tell the story of the political shenanigans in Bladen County, exposing the shocking vulnerability of local elections and explaining why our present systems are powerless to monitor and prevent fraud. In their hands, this tale of rural corruption becomes a fascinating narrative of the long clash of racism and electioneering--and a larger story about the challenges to democracy in the rural South. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time rife with accusations of election fraud, \u003ci\u003eThe Vote Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e shows the reality of election stealing in one southern county, where democracy was undermined the old-fashioned way: one absentee ballot at a time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Graff, Nick Ochsner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 8.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469665566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Graff is a reporter at Axios Charlotte. Nick Ochsner is chief investigative reporter at WBTV in Charlotte, NC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39826842321011,"sku":"9781469665566","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_267ec1ca-6fd9-43e1-8cf6-c8f63e5b9982.jpg?v=1644556230","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-vote-collectors-the-true-story-of-the-scamsters-politicians-and-preachers-behind-the-nations-greatest-electoral-fraud-9781469665566","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}